Cracking the Cloud: The Persistent Threat of Credential-Based Attacks

Credentials are still the most common entry point for bad actors, even as businesses deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) to strengthen defenses.
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Worldcoin: Fighting Deepfakes and Bots With Global Permissionless Blockchain Identity

That dream of a decentralized privacy-retaining identity system able to combat AI-driven bots and deepfakes may not be as elusive as feared – courtesy of Tools for Humanity (TfH) and Worldcoin.
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Five Eyes Agencies Release Guidance on Detecting Active Directory Intrusions

Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies have released joint guidance on identifying Active Directory compromises.
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Access control is going mobile — Is this the way forward?

Last year, the highest volume of cyberattacks (30%) started in the same way: a cyber criminal using valid credentials to gain access. Even more concerning, the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 found that this method of attack increased by 71% from 2022. Researchers also discovered a 266% increase in infostealers to obtain credentials to use […]

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Hydden Raises $4.4M in Seed Funding for Identity Security Platform

Hydden has raised $4.4 million in seed funding for a solution designed to provide deep visibility into identities, accounts and privileges.
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Critical Authentication Flaw Haunts GitHub Enterprise Server

GitHub patches a trio of security defects in the GitHub Enterprise Server product and recommends urgent patching for corporate users.
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